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by Salman Rushdie
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In a world where honor and humiliation dictate life and death, an un-shameable man born of three mothers unwittingly ignites a fatal rivalry between two powerful families in a land on the brink of historical upheaval.
by David Hume
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Hume's 'Treatise' examines human understanding, showing how our minds create reality, from the idea of cause and effect to the nature of morality, all through observation.
by Jacquelyn Frank
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A Demon King, troubled by dreams, takes a human operative, only to find their fated bond is the key to fighting a hidden enemy in their supernatural world.
by Mario Puzo
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In Renaissance Rome, the ambitious Borgia family, led by Pope Alexander VI, manipulates power, faith, and family to control 15th-century Italy amidst art, war, and scandal.
by Amie Kaufman
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With an ancient evil threatening the galaxy and a chaotic squad on the run, a lost ship's secrets and a Trigger's awakening powers are humanity's last hope against annihilation.
by Chris Columbus
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Three siblings are evicted into a mysterious Victorian house and pulled into a dangerous world of medieval warriors and supernatural pirates. They must uncover a dark literary legacy to save themselves and reality.
by Mia Sheridan
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A woman broken by past betrayals finds her emotional defenses falling away because of a kind man, forcing them both to face whether love can truly fix them.
by William Gibson
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A data courier with a brain overloaded by corporate secrets races against time and the Yakuza, who crave his cryogenically preserved head, to deliver his illicit cargo before it kills him.
by Zen Cho
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A freed slave and Sorcerer Royal must team up with a woman of immense, untamed power to solve England's magical drought, uncovering a conspiracy that could change sorcery forever.
by Snorri Sturluson
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Explore the ancient Norse cosmos, from its mythical creation and the struggles of gods, giants, dwarves, and elves, to the predicted twilight of Ragnarok, all preserved in Snorri Sturluson's saga.
by Albert Camus
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In Algiers, a young man named Mersault murders for money, then searches for a life of deliberate happiness and a death free of anger or regret.
by Greg Bear
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A scientist's self-experiment with intelligent cells starts a biological revolution that threatens to consume all existence.
by Susane Colasanti
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During a single tumultuous week, three interconnected teens navigate the wreckage of past relationships and the dizzying thrill of new crushes, all while plotting to take down their school's reigning mean girl.
by Louise Erdrich
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In early 1900s North Dakota, a community faces the loss of ancestral lands and the encroaching world, relying on the enduring, often mystical, power of its Anishinaabeg heritage.
by Marina Nemat
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After Iran's 1979 revolution, a sixteen-year-old girl's protest against classroom Koran studies leads to her arrest and a brutal journey through Evin Prison's torture chambers, ending in a death sentence that tests her will to survive and her desire for freedom.
by Graham Greene
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A retired bank manager's quiet life changes forever when his eccentric aunt takes him on a global adventure through a world of smugglers, spies, and free spirits, pushing him to leave his old life behind.
by Andrew Kaufman
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A man with an invisible problem must make his superhero wife see him again before their cross-country flight lands and she perfects him out of her life forever.
by John F. Kennedy
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John F. Kennedy's book examines eight American politicians who risked their careers by acting on their beliefs, showing the importance of courage when facing opposition.
by Kevin Brockmeier
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In a shrinking afterlife where existence depends on remembrance, a newspaper editor and a stranded scientist race against oblivion.
by Barry Lyga
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Haunted by his serial killer father's legacy, Jazz travels to New York City to confront a new murderer, playing a deadly game of cat and mouse where every move could prove he's more like his dad than he dares to admit.
by Peter Jenkins
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Disillusioned with 1970s America, Peter Jenkins walks across the country, meeting hermits, confronting racial tensions, and working in mills, ultimately rediscovering himself and his faith in the nation.
by Malorie Blackman
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In a segregated world, Tobey's desperate quest for a better life with Callie Rose forces him to choose between quick money and gang violence, all while a divided society crumbles.
by Robin McKinley
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In a new Sherwood, Robin Hood finds his strongest ally in Marian, a skilled archer who helps him fight for justice against King John.
by Deborah Moggach
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Seven cash-strapped British retirees find their golden years hilariously upended and unexpectedly rekindled when they trade the comforts of home for a dilapidated, yet charming, retirement hotel in bustling Bangalore.